General Course Information

Course Description

The first quarter of calculus concentrates on differential calculus:  derivatives of functions and applications of derivatives.  The derivative is defined using a limit, based on concepts of the slope of a tangent line and instantaneous rate of change or velocity.  The derivative is then applied to problems including graphing, optimization, related rates, and solutions of equations.  This calculus course has a computer laboratory component with group projects that provide students with an opportunity to practice collaborative learning and writing mathematics.

Office Hours / Email

My tentative office hours are scheduled as follows:

Any updates to my office hours schedule will be posted under announcements.

I typically check my email regularly and will respond to urgent matters as soon as possible. For non-urgent matters such as homework questions outside of office hours, responses may take two business days.

Required Materials

TEXTBOOK / GRAPHING CALCULATOR REQUIREMENTS

The textbook for this course is Calculus, Volume I and it’s free!  I’m smiling about this – I hope you are too!  You can find the textbook embedded in the course canvas page.  However, you can also download for free at 

https://openstax.org/details/books/calculus-volume-1

or you can purchase a printed copy via various online retailers.  

A TI-83 or TI-84, or other graphing calculator is required.  You will be permitted to use Desmos or other online graphing calculators.  

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED TECHNOLOGY

As the course will be conducted online via Zoom, you will need to be able to connect to online meetings with an appropriate webcam.  

will use multimedia therefore you will need access to an up-to-date laptop or mobile device that can play videos, record videos and has a camera. If your computer can play multimedia but doesn't have a webcam, you may be able to use your mobile device to record and upload videos. 

It is essential that you have a reliable broadband network connection available during the course. We recommend cable broadband, DSL, fiber, or for mobile devices, the availability of LTE. If you can watch Netflix or YouTube videos in high definition without lags, it is likely your broadband connection is sufficient. You should also be aware that some countries block content, such as YouTube videos. If you will be traveling to a country that may block content, please talk to me right away (oliveras@seattleu.edu).

Grading

Your grade will be made up of: 

The final grade assignments will be

Tentative Assignment Schedule

You can find the tentative assignment schedule below.  A more detailed version of the syllabus can be found here: Math 1334 - Syllabus (pdf)